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Zesto Malt Shop

Date: 1956
Description: Waiter making a malt in the Zesto Malt Shop at 658 State Street.
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This Happy Breed

Date: 1956
Description: Winter scene with a family and their dog preparing for their descent down the hill on a toboggan. From left to right, Gene Anderson (my uncle), Betsy Marqu...
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M-220 Two-Row Cotton Picker

Date: 1956
Description: Man riding an International M-220 two-row cotton picker through a cotton field.
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220 Cotton Picker

Date: 1956
Description: Man harvesting cotton with a McCormick 220 cotton picker.
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Farmall Tractors and McCormick Manure Spreader

Date: 1956
Description: A man is using a Farmall 450 tractor to load a McCormick No. 21 manure spreader that's attached to a Farmall 350 tractor in a snow-covered farm yard.
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Alice in Dairyland

Date: 1956
Description: Alice in Dairyland, Doris Olsen, holds a cream puff, always a favorite Wisconsin State Fair treat, as she talks with two bakers at the fair.
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Farmer with Farmall 350 Tractor and Attached Ensilage Blower

Date: 1956
Description: Farmer driving a McCormick Farmall 350 tractor with attached ensilage blower near a barn and silo.
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Workers Service Oil Field Equipment

Date: 1956
Description: Color photograph of two men servicing oil field equipment. An International model RDF-192 truck owned by "Dowell" is parked in the foreground.
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Rebels in the Atlas Mountains

Date: 1956
Description: Algerian rebels in the Atlas Mountains outdoors, making plans on a blackboard.
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Curling Match

Date: 1956
Description: Curlers sweep in front of a stone during a curling match.
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International W-400 Tractor Brochure

Date: 1956
Description: Advertising brochure for International W-400 tractors featuring color illustration.
Print

International 300 Utility Tractor Brochure

Date: 1956
Description: Advertising brochure for International 300 Utility tractors featuring color photograph of man on tractor.
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Fire Prevention, Safety Cartoon

Date: 1956
Description: Cartoon from an International Harvester operator's manual. The cartoon appears under the heading: "Preparing the Tractor". The cartoon depicts an elderly m...
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Armory Gymnasium Annex Demolition

Date: 1956
Description: Gymnasium annex undergoing demolition on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) is on the left. Three men are working...
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Picket Duty

Date: 1956
Description: Members of Local 167 of the United Packinghouse Workers of America employed by the Swift Company in South St. Paul signing up for strike duty.
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Belfrage at Moscow Synagogue

Date: 1956
Description: Cedric Belfrage, co-editor and founder of the "National Guardian," visiting a Moscow synagogue after his deportation from the United States. Belfrage was d...
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Covering the President

Date: 1956
Description: Rear view of a parade of reporters in open cars following President Eisenhower on a rural road in Iowa. The President is standing in an open car at the rig...
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Connie Moore and LuRay Arms

Date: 1956
Description: Friends Connie Moore (left) and LuRay (Frenchie) Arms pose comically with a motorcycle at 1851 South Park Street. Two children can be seen behind them sitt...
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Lewis Arms with a Guitar

Date: 1956
Description: Lewis Arms sits on the trunk of a 1949 convertible (DeSoto?) automobile, strumming a guitar.
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Guelig Construction

Date: 1956
Description: "Guelig Construction workers put in a disposal system for Widmer Cheese Factory. Workers are from left, Ray Guelig, Herb Sellnow, Bob Guelig, Edgar Guelig,...

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